This Act establishes the National Sugar Development Council as a body corporate, defines its functions and provides with respect to its administration. The functions of the Council shall include: (a) draw policy guidelines and action programmes on sugar development; (b) provide guidelines on the development of sugar estates and the organisation of the sugar cane outgrower scheme to enhance the viability of sugar plants; (c) facilitate the availability of credit for sugar cane outgrowers for land preparation and farm inputs; (d) establish, maintain and supervise the Sugar Cane Research and Development Centre to develop new and improved sugar cane technology and sugar cane varieties; (e) advise on techniques and processes for sugar development; (f) set targets and measurements for the performance of local sugar producers; (g) set and regulate quality standards for local sugar producers and imported sugar; and (h) advise, based on improvements in local sugar production.
Nigeria · 1993-08-25